Holder for spinning rings



, Feb. 4, 1930.

H. E. HERR HOLDER FOR SPINNING RINGS Filed March 16, 1928 min;

Patented Feb. 4, 1930 UNITED STAT S PATENT OFFICE v HARVEY E. HERE, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR '10 KERR MANUFACTURING 00., INQ, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK I HOLDER roa SPINNING RINGS Application filed March l6, 1928. Serial No. 282,183.

This invention relates to certain-novel improvements in the holders or mountings em- 1 venting the thread coming into contact with the lubricated zone of the spinning ring.

Another object of the invention is to so design the holder that the bar traveler is offectually held against accidental displacement from the spinning ring and revented from tipping inwardly against the obbin or take-up spool.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a top plan view of a spinning ring holder embodying my invention. Fig- 'ure 2 is an enlarged transverse section thereof on line 22, Figure 1. Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary transverse section on line 3--8, Figure 1. Figure 4 is a side elevationof the holder.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views. 7

In spinning machines of the character to ao'which my invention is particularly applicable, the threads to be twisted are delivered by feed rolls (not shown) to a take-up spool 10 and traversing the same is a verticallyreciprocating bar 11, the spool extending through an opening 12 in the bar.

Mounted on the reciprocating bar 11 and surrounding the take-up spool is a supporting member or holder 13 for the spinning or traverse-ring 14= upon which the customary bar traveler 15 is adapted to revolve. During the operation of the machine, the bar traveler assumes a substantially upright osition and revolves with and about the ta eup spool, the threads passing under the traveler before being wound upon the spool,,and the traverse bar 11 being reciprocated so that the threads are uniformly wound upon the spool in layers. Rising from the outer edge of the base or attaching flange 16 of the spinning ring holder are yieldable brackets 17 having lugs 18 formed thereon which form seats or ledges for supporting the spinning ring a suitable distance above the top of said base flange. The inner edge of the latter terminates in an upwardly-facing annular flange or neck 19 which is spaced from the opposing inner edge of the spinning ring 14 to provide an annularchannel 20 for receiving the depending legs of the bar traveler in the manner shown in Figure 3. The space between the base flange of the holder 13 and the spinning ring communicates with the channel 20 and forms a lateral continuation thereof, and the lower side of the spinning ring is slightly flared or beveled upwardly and outwardly to provide a bearing face for the bar traveler.

For the purpose of lubricating the bar traveler, the spinning'ring 14' is referably made hollow to form a lubricant c amber 21 having a restricted passage 22 at its inner edge for supplying the necessary amount of lubricant to such edge and thence to the bar traveler, the lubricant flowing by gravity and aided by centrifugal force to the lower free ends of said traveler which engage the lower bearing face of the spinning ring. 'In its top the latter has a filling opening 23.

The neck 19 of the spinning ring holder 13 is provided with a rim or extension 24 which extends above the lubricant passage 22 of the spinning ring and substantially to the top side thereof, and which is preferably flared outwardly, as shown, to rovide an overhanging wa l at the upper en of the annular, traveler bar channel 20, as clearly shown in Figures 2 and 3. The upper edge of this flared rim is preferably rounded and polished and in addition to the bottom face of the spinning ring 14 constitutes a track or bearing face for the bar traveler. By constructing the holder in this manner, a safety guard is provided which effectually prevents the threads being guided by the bar traveler on to the take-up spool from dropping into the oil zone of the spinning rin and soiling them. Furthermore, it positive limits the and prevents t e latter from coming in com tact with the bobbin and injuring the thread.

v inward tippin movement of the ar traveler i In addition to these characteristics, the flared extension 24 of the holder forms a locking rim which eii'ectually retains the bartraveler in its channel 20 and avoids any possibility I 'of it jumping'oift of its operative position.

ile possessing the several advantages above pointed out, this improved holder is no more expensive than the oneheretofore employed, it increases the efficienc of the machine to which it is applied an it positively and eflectually overcomes one of the greatest objections to thread-spinning, that of contaminating the thread with lubricant. By meeting this objectiqn, this holder affords a great saving to the manufaet re'r as regards the waste of material due to lub' icant soiling.

I claim as my invention 1. A device of the character described,

comprising a supporting member. contain g a central opening through which a takespool is adapted to extend, a spinning ri g .for a bar traveler mounted on said supporti g member, and a safety guard rising rom the supporting member through the spinnin ring forholding said bar traveler out of contact withthe take-up spool, said guard te'rminating at its upper end in an outwardly flaring rim forming an inner bearing face for the bar traveler.

.3 2. A device of the character descrilbed,

comprising a supporting member, a spinning ring for a bar traveler mounted thereon and having a lubricant reservoir containing a lubricant-passage in its inner edge, and an annular flange rising from said supporting member and extending through the spinning ring,'said flange terminating above the lubricant passage of the spinning ring.

3. A device of the character described, -10 comprising a supporting member, a spinning ring for a bar-traveler mounted-thereon and having a lubricant reservoir containing a" lubricant-passage in its inner edge, and an annular flange rising from said supporting '4? member and extending through the spinning ring, the upper portion of said flange being flared outwardly and terminating abovethe lubricant-passage of thespinning ring.

' 4. A device of the character described,

comprising a supporting member, a spinning ring for a bar traveler mounted thereon and having a' lubricant reservoir containing a lubricant-passage in its inner edge, and an outwardly-flaring annular flange rising from said sup orting member and extending through t e spinning ring to a point above its lubricant-passage, the upper edge of said flange being rounded and forming ajb'earing' o fa'ce for the bar traveler.

HARVEY-E. HERB.

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